Monthly Archives: September 2006

IT’SUGAR – the first department store of candy

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IT’SUGAR is a brand new 6,000 square foot department store that recently opened in Atlantic City. Let me repeat – SIX THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF CANDY. They have over 5,000 types of candy and 250 types of ice cream. They have a “Make-Your-Own Candy Bar” facility where you can even pick your own fillings and they have the largest selection of Jelly Belly jellybeans and M&Ms in the world.

IT’SUGAR even has an animatronic band called “The Candy Rappers”. (remember Chuck E. Cheese and Showbiz Pizza?). The band members’ names are Lemonem, Scoop Dogg, and Shoogar Bear. Too funny. You can hear a sampling of their music at the IT’SUGAR MySpace page – it’s actually pretty darn good. The Candy Rappers actually have a full CD out and they are sending me one to review.

In the meantime, our “man on the streets”, David, is going to try and stop by the store this weekend and get the scoop since he lives near there anyway. Hopefully we’ll have a report from him next week.

candy, sweets, rapper, rappers, rap, store, stores, NJ, Atlantic City

Jane-Jane Tasty Tuna Tidbits Candy

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Tasty Tuna Tidbits

There you are at the party when you suddenly see a bowl of shiny foil wrapped candies sitting in a bowl. You reach down and unwrap it while talking with that person that you have wanted to make a good impression. Continuing that conversation you pop the delicious treat into your mouth. You smile and think, “Mmm….er. Oh my goodness. I-I-I am going to hurl. This tastes like… FISH! I can’t spit this out, they will see…” You chew and swallow as soon as you can.

You just ate a piece of Jane-Jane Tasty Tuna Tidbits Candy. These deceptive-looking treats might be a good gag at a party, and they may actually taste good. The idea of fish candy (with tuna as its main ingredient) is something that will not catch on very quickly in America. I haven’t tried it, and I don’t really want to. Jelly Belly already has their sardine-flavored Jelly Bean, and that is enough fish candy for me.

candy, sweets, fish, tuna, gross, weird, salty, soy

Find Mr. or Miss Right with the help of the Dentyne website

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Dentyne

Not many gum/candy websites open with a man and woman discussing “hunting tools” to find Mr. or Miss Right. I think it’s safe to say Dentyne’s site is a unique addition to the world of candy/gum websites. The voices get kind of annoying after a while, but the site’s really fun to explore.

The idea is to pick up tips and props to help you find your ideal mate. Pictures of kids, puppies, cars, and other supposedly impressive photos can be printed from the site. You can even create and print business cards to give yourself a new occupation like Runway Model or Celebrity Publicist or Poker Instructor. If you really want to get extreme, you can download fake newspaper stories and add your information to the articles, and “rent a foreign accent.”

The site’s clever and funny, and definitely worth a look for a laugh. I don’t plan to rent an accent or create a new occupation, but I do like most Dentyne gum, and I can appreciate the company’s creativity. Happy Hunting!

candy, sweets, gum, sugarless gum, sugarless, Dentyne, dating, chewing gum

Candy Site Spotlight: Recipe Goldmine

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Candy Bar Pie
(Candy Bar Pie)

Does anyone have a favorite candy recipe to share? If you’re short on ideas, check out recipegoldmine.com. The site has thousands of recipes on file, along with cooking tips, a message board, and other standard web features. There are two sections dedicated to candy—Candy Recipes and Candy Bar Recipes.

I had to click on the Snickers Salad recipe, because I envisioned romaine and tomatoes tossed with candy. Yuck. Luckily, the salad sounds very good—it calls for apples, chocolate sprinkles, Cool Whip, and, of course, Snickers bars. When I was a kid, a friend’s mom always made delicious cookies with a Hershey Kiss on top, similar to the Macaroon Kisses recipe. The Rolo Cookies sound good too.

The Recipe Goldmine site is cool, but I wish they’d add pictures like many other cooking sites (Kraft Foods, for example). Pictures or not, even novice cooks like me probably can’t go wrong by mixing candy and other sugary stuff together.

candy, sweets, recipe, chocolate, candy bars, cooking, recipes

Candy Review: Blood Orange Cordials from Koppers Chocolate

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Blood Orange Cordial

I did it! I found another Blood Orange flavored candy … something I thought I’d never do. The last review of Blood Orange candy intrigued some readers, and frightened others. I definitely liked it though, so I was excited when I was browsing the enormous Koopers booth at the Philly Candy Show and came across their Blood Orange candy.

I would describe them as a ball of chocolate that is about the size of a large gumball, but filled with creamy blood orange filling. They were really delicious, and had a similar flavor to the Blood Orange Ritter Sport I reviewed a while back.

These differ from the traditional cherry cordial which I know and love – instead, the flavoring comes from a creme filling, similar to the Hershey’s Cordial Kisses. They were still excellent though, and still a fairly unique taste if you’re tired of the standard candy fare you’ve been eating for years.

Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find a source for them online (except for wholesale), which is kind of a bummer as I’d like to have some more. If any readers know of a source, let me know in the comments section below!

candy, sweets, chocolate, blood orange, koppers, orange, blood